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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Burt Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Delo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delo Santos has chosen Last Resort as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Burt Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Delo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delo Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Burt Byrd has been cut.
Delo Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Byrd doesn't manage to clinch there - Delo Santos circles away.
Delo Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Delo Santos tries to keep at a distance but Byrd has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Delo Santos.
Byrd wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Delo Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Byrd trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Delo Santos just leaning against Byrd, taking a breather.
Delo Santos lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Delo Santos.
Delo Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrd controls his hands.
Delo Santos tries to throw a body punch but Byrd avoids it by throwing Delo Santos back against the cage.
Byrd prevents Delo Santos from breaking the clinch.
Byrd lands an elbow inside that Delo Santos shrugs off.
Delo Santos manages to break the clinch.
Delo Santos misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Byrd.
Byrd closes the distance and clinches.
Delo Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Delo Santos taking a breather.
Byrd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Byrd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Delo Santos lands with a left to the head.
Delo Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrd looking to stall.
Delo Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Byrd takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Delo Santos.
Delo Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Byrd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Delo Santos manages to break the clinch.
Byrd shoots in and drives through. Delo Santos sprawls well.
Byrd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delo Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd doesn't manage to clinch there - Delo Santos circles away.
Byrd shoots in looking for a takedown but Delo Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Byrd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrd misses with a body punch
and Delo Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Byrd.
Delo Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Delo Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Byrd.
Sloppy strikes from Delo Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Delo Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Byrd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delo Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Byrd shoots in looking for a takedown but Delo Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Byrd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Byrd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delo Santos cracks Byrd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Byrd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Byrd is breathing heavily.
Delo Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Delo Santos.
Byrd is rocked!
Burt Byrd's cut is getting worse.
Byrd wants to clinch
and Delo Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Byrd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Delo Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Byrd seems to have got his legs back now.
Delo Santos tries to bum rush Byrd with a series of wild strikes but Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byrd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delo Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Delo Santos throws a left that rocks Byrd and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Delo Santos dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Byrd regain composure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delo Santos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Delo Santos decides to stand back up.
Delo Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Delo Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Burt Byrd's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Byrd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Delo Santos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Delo Santos swinging wildly here.
Byrd tries to clinch but Delo Santos moves out of range.
Delo Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delo Santos misses with a head kick.
Delo Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Byrd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Byrd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delo Santos misses with a double jab.
Delo Santos thuds his right hand into Byrd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Delo Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Delo Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Delo Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Byrd. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byrd avoids the head kick by Delo Santos.
Jab, jab by Delo Santos - just one landing.
Jeez, Burt Byrd's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Byrd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Delo Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Delo Santos, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Delo Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Burt Byrd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Byrd shoots in and drives through. Delo Santos sprawls well.
Diego Delo Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delo Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Byrd backs up against the cage.
A head kick misses from Delo Santos.
Byrd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byrd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Byrd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrd dodges the punch combination from Delo Santos.
Delo Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Byrd shoots in for a takedown but Delo Santos shows good takedown defense.
Byrd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Delo Santos slips a jab and a cross from Byrd.
Byrd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delo Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shot there by Delo Santos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delo Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Delo Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Byrd with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Byrd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delo Santos looks to land a combination but Byrd avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delo Santos throws a left that rocks Byrd and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Delo Santos dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Byrd regain composure!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Burt Byrd's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diego Delo Santos!
After winning the bout, Diego Delo Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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